Superficial skin ringworm is a fungal disease that affects external tissues such as nails, skin and hair of humans and animals. The infection can be transmitted directly, through contact with another infected individual or animal, or indirectly, through contaminated materials, these mycoses being potentially contagious. The main objective of the present study was to identify the etiologic agents of potentially contagious cutaneous superficial mycoses present in southern Brazil, correlating with the gender and the most affected sites of the patients.The study period corresponded from January 2011 to June 2019. Prior to the collection, an interview was conducted with patients to obtain epidemiological information. The collected material was scraped from lesions on the skin and nails and hair epilated. The patients were received at the Clinical Analysis Laboratory (LACT) of the UFRGS School of Pharmacy and at the Rio Grande do Sul State Laboratory (LACEN-RS). Subsequently, with the report of the mycological examination, patients treated at LACT were referred to the Dermatology Service of the State of Rio Grande do Sul for medical care and therapy. During the study period, 6010 nail and skin scrapes were obtained and hair, of which 4560 (76%) were negative and 1450 (24%) positive on mycological examination. The most isolated species were T. rubrum (54%), Candida spp. (19%), T. mentagrophytes (14%) and Malassezia spp. (5%). The Female (70%) were the most affected, and nails (72%) were the most affected followed by skin (27%) and hair (1%). With the data obtained on isolated fungal species, we still have much to work with the community developing educational and preventive measures in conjunction with public policies, to try to reduce the risk of contamination by reaching mainly individuals in a higher state of social vulnerability.
O exame citopatológico é empregado há décadas para o diagnóstico de lesões pré-neoplásicas e neoplásicas do colo uterino e, ainda, como método auxiliar na identificação de alguns tipos de microrganismos causadores de vulvovaginites e cervicites. Neste contexto, o projeto de extensão “Saúde da mulher” teve como objetivo determinar a prevalência de alterações citopatológicas e microbiológicas por meio da análise de amostras cervicovaginais e da cultura microbiológica de leveduras e exame direto a fresco, coletadas no laboratório-escola de análises clínicas e toxicológicas da UFRGS, bem como despertar, através desta atividade de extensão, a importância da realização deste exame já na entrevista. Os dados epidemiológicos das pacientes atendidas foram obtidos por meio de um questionário estruturado e a coleta das amostras seguiu os protocolos preconizados no laboratório da escola da Faculdade de Farmácia da UFRGS. As ações desse projeto vêm contribuindo para a edificação do conhecimento dos estudantes e auxiliando na formação de profissionais ativos na comunidade na qual estão inseridos, bem como no papel da universidade para a formação dos futuros profissionais.
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